Vishnav janato tene kahiye je
Peed parayi jaane re...........(Sant Narsi Mehta)
I love hindu philosophy exactly for this. It exalts the status of the supreme-being. Assigns attributes to him, that many of the contemporary creeds dont come near to even in imagination.
It defines different, not just one, paths to attain a union with this almighty. And the Bhakti path that it prescribes, makes it a path achievable to one and all.
Identify him as the true devotee of God, the supreme being, who acknowledges the pain of others. He , the true devotee, does help to those in troubles. And still remains a humble man.
Looking from a level slightly higher, this man, the true devotee with the attributes attached as above, will be called a "God's man" in daily parlance. And there steps in the Hindu philosophy's "keystone". Where is God? He is right there within you. If you expect good things from God, you are ought to do good things. Or atleast things that you think are good. And how does this God come to rest within you? He manifests himself in this universe, like the seed that was sown eons before, but which could relate to so many, multitudes of crops and fruits and flowers down the ages, across the oceans.
'Vyapuni Jagata tuhi ananta, bahuvida rupe ghesi, pari anti Brahma ekle"-Sant Tukaram
Occupying the whole universe, you take so many different forms, but in the end you are always everywhere, the one Brahma element.
Christianity, as far as I have learnt about it, has all its basis on simple messages like the former.
Hence I guess is the world wide acceptibility of the religion, apart from the "obvious other reasons". The latter ideas seem missing to me in Christianity, any thing that I might have missed, please let me know !!
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